Detección de hipotiroidismo en un programa de atención de VIH/SIDA en un hospital de Bogota, Colombia

Translated title of the contribution: Mass screening for hypothyroidism in a cohort of HIV infected patients in a Bogota hospital, Colombia

Carlos Hernando Gómez Q., Juan Fernando Vesga G., Ellen Lowenstein de M., Jorge Oswaldo Suárez R., Fabián Armando Gil L., Sandra Liliana Valderrama B., José Roberto Tamara, Norys Alexandra Castro P., Carlos Arturo Álvarez M.

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Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid function alterations and its associated factors in a group of patients from a university hospital in Colombia. Methods: From June 2007 through June 2008, 636 HIV patients were followed in order to assess the relation of thyroid function with the use of HAART. Results: The overall prevalence of hypothyroidism (TSH > 4.6 μUlZmL) was 15.5% (100/636). The association of hypothyroidism in the independent analysis showed significant relation only for the use of nevirapine (RR 1.6; CI 95% 1.1 - 2.34) and stavudine (RR 1.5; CI 95%, 1 - 2.3). Conclusions: The prevalence of hypothyroidism was surprisingly high among the studied population.

Translated title of the contributionMass screening for hypothyroidism in a cohort of HIV infected patients in a Bogota hospital, Colombia
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)59-63
Number of pages5
JournalRevista Chilena de Infectologia
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011

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